I attended the 48th Annual ABA TIPS Midwinter Symposium on Employee Benefits, ERISA, Life, Health & Disability Insurance, and Insurance Regulation in sunny (yet cool!) La Jolla, CA. What a fabulous location! The speakers were excellent, and it was great to reconnect with industry folks across the country.

I was excited to attend the Texas Conference for Women. It had been a really long time since I attended one of these when it was just starting. So many exceptional women in the same room. So invigorating to see everyone come together to promote women in their professional and personal lives.

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak at the ABA/Chicago Medical Society’s Physicians Legal Issues conference in Chicago. My co-presenter Jennifer Danish and I provided tips on maximizing resolution of payor-provider claims disputes.

As the current chair of the ABA TIPS Health & Disability Insurance Law Committee, I had the opportunity to help develop the ABA TIPS 45th annual Midwinter Symposium on Life, Health and Disability and ERISA Emerging Issues and Litigation held in mid-January in Coral Gables, FL. I also had the honor of moderating a panel on Resolving Life, Health & Disability Benefit Claims (pictured above).

In mid-October, I attended a couple of back-to-back conferences. I was first in Nashville for the American Arbitration Association's biennial Health Care Dispute Resolution Conference, and then I flew directly to Florida for the ABA TIPS Fall Leadership Meeting in Amelia Island. The above picture is from the latter and includes some wonderful attorneys from the ABA TIPS Life and Health & Disability Committees whom I have had the pleasure to work with this Bar year.

I was excited to speak on a panel at the Austin Bench Bar Conference this month on “Arbitration v. Litigation: 3 Perspectives on Contemporary Issues.” It was a great opportunity to discuss developing legal issues surrounding arbitration and best practices, while also spending time with fellow Austin attorneys and judges.

Dalrymple ADR’s first sponsorship! I proudly sponsored the Spa Retreat portion of the Texas Minority Counsel Program held in Austin this year. TMCP is such a wonderful program that brings together diverse attorneys to network, develop business, and engage in quality CLE programming—and it is a blast. And as a bonus, I (finally) got to add the “Minority Woman-Owned Firm” ribbon to my name tag!

I have the honor of being the Chair Elect of the Health and Disability Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association TIPS Section. So, it was off to ABA TIPS Leadership Training this month to learn more about the organization, its mission, and its goals in order to make the most of my upcoming leadership tenure with the committee next year. And, of course, the training venue wasn’t too shabby – note the morning beach view from the Key Biscayne Ritz Carlton. Onward.